Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, provide the technology that is used for producing the semiconductor devices.More particularly, the invention provides a kind of method that is used to make the halftoning phase shift mask, this halftoning phase shift mask is used for the advanced person's of Production Example such as dynamic RAM device, static random-access memory device (SRAM), application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) device (ASIC), microprocessor and microcontroller, flush memory device and other devices integrated circuit.
In a certain embodiments, the invention provides the manufacture method of the mask that is used for integrated circuit (IC)-components.This method comprises provides the quartz substrate with surface, covers the MoSi film of quartz substrate surface or other films (Ta for example in the formation
xO
y).This method also comprises the MoSi film that covers quartz substrate on the patterning, to form mask pattern.Also comprise the step that forms opaque marginal texture, described opaque edge is comprising the material that contains carbon on a part of surface of mask pattern neighboring area.Preferably, the wavelength of opaque marginal texture permission 0% to 3% is about the luminous transmittance of 248nm, 193nm.
In an interchangeable specific embodiment, the invention provides a kind of method that is used for the processing integrated circuit device.This method comprises provides mask arrangement, described mask arrangement comprises quartz substrate, the MoSi film that is patterned and the opaque marginal texture with surface, cover quartz substrate surface on the described MoSi film that is patterned and be used to form mask pattern, described opaque marginal texture is comprising the material that contains carbon on a part of surface of mask pattern neighboring area.This method also comprises the use mask arrangement, is used for pattern is applied to the light-sensitive material that covers Semiconductor substrate.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of halftoning phase shift mask that is used for integrated circuit (IC)-components.Described mask comprise quartz substrate with surface and on cover the MoSi film that is patterned of described substrate surface.The opaque marginal texture that contains the material of carbon, it is on a part of surface of mask pattern neighboring area.
Compare with conventional art, reached a lot of advantages by the present invention.For example, the invention enables easier use to depend on the processing of conventional art.In certain embodiments, the invention provides higher device yield on the small pieces (die) at each wafer.In addition, this method provides a kind of processing compatible with conventional process, and this processing is not made modification to traditional equipment and processing basically.Preferably, the present invention can be used to multiple use, for example memory, ASIC, microprocessor and other devices.Preferably, the invention provides the method that a kind of use step is still less made the halftoning phase shift mask, this makes that processing is more efficient.Other advantages of the present invention also comprise:
1. handling process has been oversimplified largely, has therefore also shortened cycle time.
2. the control of the critical dimension of master pattern and defective becomes and is more prone to.
3. can realize depositing system by traditional focus ion beam (" FIB ") or laser beam mask repair system being made revise, this cost than traditional mask exposure system lacks.According to embodiment, can realize one or more in these advantages.In whole specification, described more these and other advantage, will more specifically describe below.
Can understand multiple other purpose, feature and advantage of the present invention more fully with reference to concrete description and accompanying drawing.
Embodiment
According to the present invention, provide the technology that is used for producing the semiconductor devices.More particularly, the invention provides a kind of method that is used to make the halftoning phase shift mask, this halftoning phase shift mask is used for the advanced person's of Production Example such as dynamic RAM device, static random-access memory device (SRAM), application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) device (ASIC), microprocessor and microcontroller, flush memory device and other devices integrated circuit.
Provided the conventional method that is used to make phase shift mask below:
1. quartz substrate is provided;
2. cover the MoSi film of substrate on forming;
3. cover antireflection chromium (ArCr) film of MoSi film on forming;
4. cover the photoresist layer of ArCr film on forming;
5. exposed photoresist layer;
6. the development photoresist layer is to be formed for the opening of mask pattern;
7. wet etching ArCr film;
8. peel off (strip) photoresist film;
9. use the ArCr film as mask dry etching MoSi film, to form mask arrangement;
10. cleaning mask arrangement;
11. the photoresist layer of the mask arrangement of cover patterning in the formation;
12. exposed photoresist layer is to limit edge (edge) structure;
13. the development photoresist layer is to be formed for protecting the opening of marginal texture;
14. the ArCr layer in the wet etching opening;
15. stripping photolithography glued membrane; And
16. if other steps are carried out in requirement.
The step of top order is used to prepare traditional halftoning phase shift mask.As can be seen, has two main photomasks (photomasking) step at least.There are a lot of restrictions in traditional method.Such as, in order to make mask 11 key steps to be arranged at least, this is very expensive and expend time in.In whole specification, described the restriction of these and other, will more specifically describe below.
Fig. 1 is the simplification viewgraph of cross-section that diagram is made the conventional method of halftoning phase shift mask to Figure 11.Go out as shown, this method provides quartz substrate 100.Quartz substrate comprises the MoSi film 101 that covers substrate.This method formed antireflection chromium (ArCr) film 103 that covers the MoSi film and on cover the film formed photoresist layer 105 of ArCr.With reference to Fig. 2, this method exposed photoresist layer 105.Go out as shown, the zone 201 that is exposed will be removed by the development shown in Fig. 3.In photoresist layer, form opening 301 and be used for mask pattern.
Then, this method as shown in Figure 4, by the wet etching ArCr film of the opening in the photoresist layer.Preferably, wet etching is used CR
2C.Then, this method as shown in Figure 5, the stripping photolithography glued membrane.Then, this method uses the ArCr film as mask etching MoSi film, with (intermediate) mask arrangement in the middle of forming, as shown in Figure 6.Preferably, use plasma etching.This plasma etching uses and contains Cl
2+ O
2Material (specie).Clean the reticle mask structure.
Illustrated as Fig. 7, carry out second mask and etching processing.Illustrated as Fig. 7, this method forms the photoresist layer of the mask arrangement of cover patterning.This method is exposed 801 photoresist layers to limit marginal texture.The development photoresist layer is to be formed for protecting the opening of marginal texture, and is illustrated as Fig. 9.To the etch step that wets of the ArCr layer in the opening, to limit marginal texture, as shown in Figure 10.Then, the stripping photolithography glue-line, with the mask pattern that comprises marginal texture that exposure is finished, illustrated as Figure 11.
The conventional method that forms phase shift mask has big quantitative limitation.As just an example, to use many steps in order to form phase shift mask, this causes producing mistake in the pattern of being finished.Here, the wet etching processing that is used to limit the ArCr layer often produces undercutting (undercut) layer, and this causes most mistake in some conventional process.For a person skilled in the art, these and other restrictions will become very clear.Can find the technology of some restriction that is used for overcoming conventional method in whole specification and in the more concrete below description.
A kind of method that is used to make mask arrangement according to the embodiment of the invention probably is described below:
1. quartz substrate is provided;
2. cover the MoSi film of substrate on forming;
3. cover the photoresist layer of MoSi film on forming;
4. exposed photoresist layer;
5. the development photoresist layer is to be formed for the opening of mask pattern;
6. by opening dry etching MoSi film;
7. stripping photolithography glued membrane;
8. deposit carbon material on the edge of substrate is to form marginal texture; And
9. if other steps are carried out in requirement.
The step of top order provides a kind of method that is used to make mask according to the embodiment of the invention.Go out as shown, this step is included in the deposition of material with carbon element on the edge of substrate, to form the marginal texture as the border (border) of mask pattern.This method has step still less, so more feasible on more efficient and the cost.In whole specification, can find further details, and can more specifically understand according to the accompanying drawing that describes below.
Figure 12 is a kind of simplification viewgraph of cross-section of making the method for mask of diagram according to the embodiment of the invention to 17A.Here, these figure only are explanations, and should not limit scope required for protection inadequately.Those skilled in the art will know many other variation, modification and replacements.Go out as shown, this method is from providing quartz substrate 1201.This quartz substrate is preferred parent material, but also can use other to demonstrate the material of similar light-transfer characteristic.Substrate comprises the MoSi material membrane 1203 that covers.Can also use other materials, for example CrF
x, Ta
xO
yAnd CrF
xO
y
Quartz substrate comprises the MoSi film 101 that covers substrate.Can also use other films, for example CrF with type characteristic
xPreferably, can use for example sputter, plating or plasma-deposited deposition technique to deposit the MoSi film.This method forms the photoresist layer 1205 that covers the MoSi film.With reference to Figure 13, this method 1301 photoresist layers 1205 that expose.Go out as shown, the zone that is exposed will be gone to peel off by the development shown in Figure 14.In photoresist layer, form opening 1401 and be used for mask pattern 1400.
Then, as shown in Figure 15, this method is by the opening etching MoSi film in the photoresist layer.Preferably, can use the dry etching technology.As just an example, this dry etching technology comprises plasma etching, reactive ion etching and ion coupling, also has other technologies.Plasma etching is removed 1501 MoSi films selectively, and can not damage quartz substrate.Quartz substrate plays the effect of etching stopping thing in the etching processing of MoSi film.Now, the MoSi film that is etched of patterning is to form the mask pattern that will use in integrated circuit is made.In addition, the MoSi film is not to use the wet process etching, and it does not have undercut area basically.Then, as shown in Figure 16, this method stripping photolithography glued membrane.Peel off the calcination (asher) that frequent use utilization contains the plasma of oxygen.Certainly, concrete lift-off technology depends on other factors.
Preferably, illustrated as Figure 17 A, this method forms border 1701 along the periphery 1703 of the masks area that is patterned.In a certain embodiments, the border is (carbon or the chromium) material that is deposited.The material with carbon element that is deposited is in C
12, C
13, C
14State.The material with carbon element that is deposited has 4800 microns width, 50nm to the thickness of 300nm with around the length of the periphery of masks area 1701.According to embodiment, can use specific technology to come the deposit carbon material.As just an example, can use focused ion beam (focused ion beam, " FIB ") instrument 1705 (seeing Figure 17 B) to come the deposit carbon material, the SIR3000 that described instrument is for example made for the NSK instrument.Perhaps, the laser deposition technique that for example can use the laser beam depositing system made by NEC Corporation to provide.The material with carbon element that is deposited has from about 0% to about 3% transmittance (transmittance), and it is as the border material that is fit to.Preferably, the material with carbon element that is deposited is opaque, but this just is in a slightly different state and still is within the scope of the present invention.Can find the further details of device with reference to the accompanying drawings with following description.
Figure 18 is the simplification view according to the precipitation equipment 1800 of the embodiment of the invention.This figure only is illustrative, and should not limit scope required for protection inadequately.Those skilled in the art will know many other variation, modification and replacements.Go out as shown, precipitation equipment 1800 comprises various features, for example ion source 1801, be coupled to ionogenic optical subsystem 1802, gas injection system 1803, electron gun 1804, ion monitoring device 1805 and other elements.This device comprises the x-y platform, and the x-y platform comprises the mask (or active gage) that can move with respect to optical subsystem.According to embodiment, can be by other conversion, modification and replacement.
Though illustrate according to certain embodiments that above other modification, replacement and conversion can be arranged.For example, boron has been used as impurity, but can also use for example other impurity of Ga.Should be appreciated that example described herein and embodiment are for illustrative purposes, therefore, for a person skilled in the art, will expect various modifications or change, and will be comprised in the application's the spirit and scope and in the principle of claims.
Be used to use this mask arrangement to make the method for integrated circuit (IC)-components according to a kind of of the embodiment of the invention, probably be described below:
1. quartz substrate is provided;
2. cover the MoSi film of substrate on forming;
3. cover the photoresist layer of MoSi film on forming;
4. exposed photoresist layer;
5. the development photoresist layer is to be formed for the opening of mask pattern;
6. by opening dry etching MoSi film;
7. stripping photolithography glued membrane;
8. deposit carbon material on the edge of substrate is to form marginal texture;
9. the mask arrangement that is patterned that is done is provided;
10. mask arrangement is used for the manufacturing of integrated circuit; And
11. if other steps are carried out in requirement.
The step of top order provides a kind of method that is used to make mask according to the embodiment of the invention.Go out as shown, this method is included in deposit carbon material on the edge of substrate, to form the marginal texture as the border of mask pattern.This method has step still less, so more feasible on more efficient and the cost.This method comprises that also the mask that will be finished is used for the manufacturing of integrated circuit.
Though illustrate according to certain embodiments that above other modification, replacement and conversion can be arranged.For example, boron has been used as impurity, but can also use for example other impurity of Ga.Should be appreciated that example described herein and embodiment are for illustrative purposes, therefore, for a person skilled in the art, will expect various modifications or change, and will be comprised in the application's the spirit and scope and in the principle of claims.